Molten Charms

This piece came out of a personal desire to loosen my grip on the traditional expectations of jewelry-making and give the material more agency in its own formation. Molten Charms is a collection of cast sterling silver elements, each created through water casting and other deliberately unorthodox approaches—sometimes involving found textures, temperature shocks, or directional pours. The goal was not to chase a specific form, but to witness how the metal responded under varying levels of control, and then allow those results to stand on their own.

I’ve always been fascinated by what happens when historical materials are taken out of their “refined” contexts and returned to a more elemental state. Silver, which we often associate with smoothness, symmetry, and polish, becomes something entirely different when it's forced into unpredictability. The surfaces crack, bubble, wrinkle, or cool into strange lunar textures. Some elements suggest talismans, others relics, or fragments of objects whose original function has been forgotten. There’s a quiet beauty in that ambiguity—each one invites interpretation, not instruction.

In terms of process, the making of this piece was deeply experimental. Every pour produced something new, and not all attempts were successful. But in the end, I embraced that failure as part of the methodology. These forms now act as both finished objects and potential building blocks—each one could become a pendant, charm, or remain as-is, depending on how the viewer or wearer engages with them.

Molten Charms is ultimately about surrendering authorship just enough to let the material speak. It reflects my ongoing interest in process-driven design, and in particular, how adornment can emerge from moments of transformation, not just tradition.